The monolingual dictionary as a factor preserving and shaping the status of religion in society. A  case study of Orthodox Christianity and the Greek language Cover Image

Słownik jednojęzyczny jako czynnik utrwalający i kształtujący status religii w społeczeństwie. Casus prawosławia w języku greckim
The monolingual dictionary as a factor preserving and shaping the status of religion in society. A case study of Orthodox Christianity and the Greek language

Author(s): Karolina Gortych-Michalak
Subject(s): Lexis, Sociolinguistics, Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: monolingual dictionary; religion; worldwide; Modern Greek language; definition; lemma; dictionary user; Greece; Cyprus; orthodoxy; Orthodox Christianity;

Summary/Abstract: Modern Greek dictionaries LKNE (The Institute of Modern Greek Studies, the Manolis Triandafilidis Foundation) and LNEG (Georgios Bambiniotis) are considered canonical. The aim of the analysis is to verify that the meanings of the lemma [orθoδoksía] preserve the status of Orthodox Christianity in Greek society and shape it for the future. Comparisons of dictionary meanings use the lens of semantic-lexical relationships. Analysis of relationships between dictionary meanings and the socio-religious situation considers extra-linguistics factors, including the dictionary users’ profile. Positively verified consistency between the dictionary meaning and the Greek socio-religious situation will mean that the monolingual dictionary preserves and shapes the status of a specific religion in Greek society.

  • Issue Year: 24/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-32
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish